Apple seems to have no desire to sell cheaper smartphones, according to a report from Citigroup technology analyst Richard Gardner.
Meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer yesterday, Citigroup analysts discussed a variety of topics with the two executives, notably the smartphone market.
Asked about the sustainability of Apple ‘s average selling prices and margins for (more…)
If we had told you that Apple and Google will account for almost two thirds of portable gaming revenue in the United States few years back then some of you would have probably said that we have lost it.
Fast forward to 2011, Apple ‘s iOS and Google’s Android mobile operating system have grabed 58% of the portable gaming revenue in the United States according to the results compiled by mobile analytics firm Flurry from NPD market research and Flurry’s (more…)
, which was specially targeted at countries like China? Turns out it won’t be just a toned down version of the existing iPhone , instead Apple has indicated that it will launch a low cost iPhone when it has a category-killer experience.
This piece of information comes from RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky who had personally spoken to Apple ‘s top brass – COO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer.
Abramsky doesn’t directly quote Cook or (more…)
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Back in February,
, which allowed publishers of content-based
to sell subscriptions for content such as magazines, newspapers, music and video to users using the App Store billing system.
However, at that time Apple also updated its App Review Guidelines, which required publishers to make the same in-app subscription offer as the one made outside the app.
This did not go down too well with publishers as Apple takes a 30% cut of the revenue (more…)
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Store and later expects to charge a subscription fee of $25 per year after the trial period.
Dubbed iCloud, the service initially will be offered for a free period to people who buy music from Apple ‘s iTunes digital download store, allowing users to upload their music to Apple ‘s computers where they can then play from a Web browser or Internet-connected Apple device.
The company plans to eventually charge a subscription fee, about $25 a year, (more…)
Earlier today, Verizon’s Chief Operating Officer, Lowell McAdam revealed that it will be offering the
.
Macworld has just reported that they have also received pricing details for the mobile hotspot feature, which is seen as one of the major selling points of the
from Verizon’s Executive Director of Corporate Communications, Brenda Raney.
Raney said that Verizon iPhone owners will be able to take advantage of the 3G wireless hotspot feature (more…)
The success of the A4 chip has already spawned a new vertical that Apple will now cater to. According to reports on the New York Times, HP and Lenovo have already expressed their interest to bring the A4 chip to their netbook devices. As chip industry veteran Fred Weber remarks, “
”. With A4, Apple can now pose a significant threat to the likes of Intel, Qualcomm and Nvidia.
However, Apple 's major focus is likely to be in the way the semiconductor (more…)
China Unicom, China’s No 2. carrier with more than 140 million mobile subscribers
that they have struck a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to China.
According to a report, China Unicom, the second largest telecom player in China with more than 140 million mobile subscribers will be launching the
soon after the October 1-8 National Holiday in four different models – 3G 8GB, 3G 16GB, 3GS 16GB and 3GS 32GB. It's not clear whether these (more…)
